diff --git a/node.py b/node.py
index fce1866..bece59c 100644
--- a/node.py
+++ b/node.py
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ class Node():
     self.firmware = None
     self.clientcount = 0
     self.lastseen = 0
+    self.firstseen = 0
 
   def add_mac(self, mac):
     mac = mac.lower()
diff --git a/nodedb.py b/nodedb.py
index a45c7a1..d0d081d 100644
--- a/nodedb.py
+++ b/nodedb.py
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@ class NodeDB:
       obj.append({ 'id': node.id
                  , 'name': node.name
                  , 'lastseen': node.lastseen
+                 , 'firstseen': node.firstseen
                  , 'geo': node.gps
                  })
 
@@ -53,6 +54,9 @@ class NodeDB:
             node.gps = n['geo']
             self._nodes.append(node)
 
+          if 'firstseen' in n:
+            node.firstseen = n['firstseen']
+
     except:
       pass
 
@@ -80,6 +84,7 @@ class NodeDB:
         except:
           node = Node()
           node.lastseen = self.time
+          node.firstseen = self.time
           node.flags['online'] = True
           self._nodes.append(node)
 
@@ -97,6 +102,7 @@ class NodeDB:
         except:
           node = Node()
           node.lastseen = self.time
+          node.firstseen = self.time
           node.flags['online'] = True
           node.add_mac(x['router'])
           self._nodes.append(node)
@@ -115,6 +121,7 @@ class NodeDB:
         except:
           node = Node()
           node.lastseen = self.time
+          node.firstseen = self.time
           node.flags['online'] = True
           node.add_mac(x['neighbor'])
           self._nodes.append(node)